Fad Gadget - Under The Flag I Lyrics
Well the story begins on the Isle of DogsIn a time of world recessionThere's a queue a mile long for every jobYoung hopes deep in depressionWell our anti-hero's coy, such a weak-willed boyHe follows his nose, not his headSo the lap-dog finds a mate, and makes his first mistakeShe winds up in a hospital bedNow the baby's doing fine, but daddy hasn't got the timeHe'll drink himself obliviousThen return and hit the wife, she'll attack him with a knifeOh the script is so damned obviousUnder the flagSurvival leads men to do foolish thingsAnd yes he was a foolHe thought he'd try working for the governmentA civil service toolNow the boy is doing fine, but he'll have to toe the lineHis orders are from high above'Cos when you're working for the state you can sell your life to fateYou're not working anymore for loveUnder the flag